Reference Books from High Desert Books
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The Indian Sign Language with Brief Explanatory Notes of the Gestures Taught Deaf-Mutes in Our Institutions for Their Instruction, and a Description of Some of the Peculiar Laws, Customs, Myths, Superstitions, Ways of Living, Code of Peace and War Signals of Our Aborigines
by Clark, W.P.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No dustjacket
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Bound in glossy green hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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$25.00
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This is a reprint of the 1885 edition. There is a former owner's gift inscription on the front endsheet. Item Price
$25.00
The Deluxe Transitive Vampire: The Ultimate Handbook of Grammar for the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomed
by Gordon, Karen Elizabeth
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Dustjacket
- Edition
- 3rd Printing
- Published
- 1993
- Binding
- Hardcover with dustjacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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$10.00
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"The harmony between thought and language is found in the grammar of the language." Item Price
$10.00
Complete Do-It-Yourself Manual
by Reader's Digest
- Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Published
- 1977
- Binding
- Bound in pictorial glossy board covers
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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$12.50
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This book is a must-have for doing home projects. There is a former owner's gift inscription inside.
Due to the size and weight of this book, shipping prices will be individually quoted and will depend upon the shipping method and the destination. Item Price
$12.50
Audels Carpenters and Builders Guide #1 - Leatherbound Edition
by Graham, Frank D. and Emery, Thomas J.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Published
- 1951
- Binding
- Bound in black leather
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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$25.00
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This is a comprehensive guide for carpenters, joiners, builders, mechanics, and all wood workers. Item Price
$25.00
The First Word: The Search for the Origins of Language
by Kenneally, Christine
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Dustjacket
- Edition
- 2nd Printing
- Published
- 2007
- Binding
- Hardcover with dustjacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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$10.00
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This book explores the evolution of language and how it has been the driving force behind the development of humanity.
There is a former owner's name inside. Item Price
$10.00
Old Norse - Old Icelandic: Concise Introducrion to the Language of the Sagas
by Byock, Jesse and Gordon, Randall
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Published
- 2021
- Binding
- Bound in pictorial paper
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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$12.00
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This book is a simple primer for learning the language of the Sagas. Item Price
$12.00
Hawaiian Dictionary: Hawaiian-English, English-Hawaiian
by Pukui, Mary Kawena and Elbert, Samuel H.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Dustjacket
- Edition
- 5th printing
- Published
- 1971
- Binding
- Hardcover with dustjacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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$10.00
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There is a former owner's name on the front endsheet. Item Price
$10.00
Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Seventh Series
- Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Edition
- First Printing
- Published
- 1960
- Binding
- Mass Market Paperback With Pictorial Cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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$5.00
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There is a former owner's name inside. Item Price
$5.00
A Dictionary of Quotations from English and American Poets
by Ward, Anna L.; editor
- Condition
- Used - Good condition
- Published
- 1883
- Binding
- Bound in brown cloth hardcover with gold lettering
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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$25.00
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A very nice reference book with hundreds of apt quotations. Item Price
$25.00
A Blake Bibliography: Annotated Lists of Works, Studies, and Blakeana
by Bentley, G.E. and Nurmi, Martin K.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good dustjacket
- Published
- 1964
- Binding
- Hardcover with dustjacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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$20.00
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A comprehensive source for any fan or student of Blake. Item Price
$20.00
Dictionary of World Mythology
by Cotterell, Arthur
- Condition
- Used - Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Fine dustjacket
- Published
- 2006
- Binding
- Hardcover with dustjacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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$10.00
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A wide ranging guide to myths, legends, dieties, and spirits. Item Price
$10.00
Dictionary of Science
- Condition
- Used - Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Fine dustjacket
- Published
- 2006
- Binding
- Hardcover with dustjacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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$10.00
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A guide to biology, chemistry and astronomy. Item Price
$10.00
Concise Dictionary of Music
by Kennedy, Michael - editor
- Condition
- Used - Fine condition
- Jacket Condition
- Fine dustjacket
- Published
- 2006
- Binding
- Hardcover with dustjacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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$10.00
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A guid to composers, works, performers, and musical terms. Item Price
$10.00
Concise Companion to English Literature
by Drabble, Margaret and Stringer, Jenny - editors
- Condition
- Used - Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Fine dustjacket
- Published
- 2006
- Binding
- Hardcover with dustjacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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$10.00
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A guide to writers, works, characters, and plots. Item Price
$10.00
Concise Dictionary of World Religions
by Bowker, John - editor
- Condition
- Used - Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Fine Dustjacket
- Published
- 2006
- Binding
- Hardcover with dustjacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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$10.00
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A guide to all aspects of the major religions. Item Price
$10.00
A Dictionary of World History
- Condition
- Used - Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Fine Dustjacket
- Published
- 2006
- Binding
- Hardcover with dustjacket
- ISBN
- 9780199213474
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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$10.00
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A comprehensive guide from prehistory to the present day. Item Price
$10.00
Elements of Strength of Materials
by Timoshenko, S. and Young, D.H.
- Condition
- Used - Good condition
- Edition
- Fourth Edition
- Published
- 1962
- Binding
- Bound in dark cloth hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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$10.00
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This is an excellent and thorough reference book. There is a former owner's name inside. Item Price
$10.00
Manual of Steel Construction
- Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No dustjacket
- Edition
- Sixth Edition
- Published
- 1964
- Binding
- Bound in red cloh covers
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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$7.50
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This is an excellent and thorough reference book. There is a former owner's name inside. Item Price
$7.50
5000 Quotations For All Occasions
by Henry, Lewis C. - editor
- Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good dustjacket with some edge wear
- Published
- 1945
- Binding
- Hardcover with dustjacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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$7.50
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An excellent resource book! Item Price
$7.50
Your Rugged Constitution
by Findlay, Bruce Allyn and Findlay, Esther Blair
- Condition
- Used - Good Condition with slight edge wear
- Jacket Condition
- No dustjacket
- Edition
- 10th printing
- Published
- 1954
- Binding
- Bound in green pictorial cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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$10.00
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This book explains the Constitution of the United States, article by article. Item Price
$10.00
